Beehive

Abstract

The invention relates to beekeeping. The claimed beehive comprises a hive body ( 1 ) having side walls ( 2, 3 ), a front wall ( 4 ), a rear wall ( 5 ), a bottom ( 6 ), and internally mounted trapezoidal frames ( 7 ); a cover ( 8 ) having a ceiling ( 9 ); and at least one bee entrance ( 14 ) having a flight board ( 15 ), said bee entrance being arranged in the wall of the hive body ( 1 ). The hive body ( 1 ) of the hive comprises at least three compartments, wherein a first compartment ( 10 ) comprises frames ( 7 ) that are arranged vertically at the same level, with the longer trapezoid base facing upward; a second compartment ( 11 ) is arranged higher than the first compartment ( 10 ) and comprises the same arrangement of vertical frames ( 7 ); and a third compartment ( 12 ) comprises frames ( 7 ) arranged vertically at different heights which gradually increase from one to the next within the third compartment, with the longer trapezoid base facing upward; wherein the third compartment ( 12 ) is arranged between the first compartment ( 10 ) and the second compartment ( 11 ) such that the height at which the frames ( 7 ) are positioned therein increases from the first compartment to the second compartment. The invention provides integration between a bee colony cluster and food reserves at all developmental stages, while also improving honey quality.

1 . A Sokolenko beehive, comprising a hive body with side walls, front and rear walls, a bottom and internally mounted frames, a cover having a ceiling, and at least one bee entrance with a flight board arranged on the body wall, characterized in that the frames are trapezoidal, and the hive body contains at least one first compartment, in which the frames are arranged vertically at the same level with the longer trapezoid base facing upward, at least one second compartment, in which the frames are arranged vertically with the longer trapezoid base facing upward and at the same level, which is higher than that of the frames in the first compartment, and at least one third compartment, in which the frames are arranged vertically with the longer trapezoid base facing upward and at a different height, which increases gradually for each frame within the third compartment, while said third compartment is located between the first and second compartments so that the height of the frames located therewithin increases from the first compartment to the second compartment. 
     
     
         2 . The beehive according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the first compartment is formed by a bottom, a ceiling, a side wall and front and rear walls of the hive body, arranged at an angle to form a trapezoidal cross-section of said compartment with the longer trapezoid base facing upward. 
     
     
         3 . The beehive according to  claim 2 , characterized in that the second compartment is formed by the front and rear walls of the hive body, arranged at an angle to form a trapezoidal cross-section of said compartment with the longer trapezoid base facing upward, wherein the bottom and the ceiling are located at a higher height relative to the bottom and the ceiling of the first compartment. 
     
     
         4 . The beehive according to  claims 2  and  3 , characterized in that the third compartment is formed by the front and rear walls of the hive body, arranged at an angle to form a trapezoidal cross-section with the longer trapezoid base facing upward, wherein the bottom and the ceiling are arranged in a way to connect the corresponding bottoms and canopies of the first and second compartments. 
     
     
         5 . The beehive according to  claim 4 , characterized in that the distance between the bottom plate of the frame and the bottom of the first compartment is greater than the distance between the bottom plate of the frame and the bottom of the second compartment. 
     
     
         6 . The beehive according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said beehive contains a second compartment of the hive body located in the center thereof, and two first compartments located on either side of the first compartment and connected thereto by the third compartments. 
     
     
         7 . The beehive according to  claim 6 , characterized in that the first compartments of the hive body further contain embedded trapezoidal diaphragms located within said compartments with the longer trapezoid base facing upward and between the very last frame and the corresponding side wall of the hive body. 
     
     
         8 . The beehive according to  claim 6 , characterized in that each of the first housing compartments contains a bee entrance with a flight board arranged on the front wall of the hive body. 
     
     
         9 . The beehive according to  claim 6 , characterized in that the second compartment of the hive body contains a ventilation opening arranged in the front and rear walls of the hive body. 
     
     
         10 . The beehive according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said beehive contains frames of the same size.